April 30, 2019
China sentences second Canadian to death
A Canadian citizen has been sentenced to death in China for producing and trafficking a large amount of methamphetamine, a Chinese court announced Tuesday.
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April 30, 2019
DHS to start DNA testing to establish family relationships on the border
The Department of Homeland Security will start a DNA testing pilot program next week to help identify and prosecute individuals posing as families in an effort to target human smuggling, two department officials confirmed to CNN.
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April 30, 2019
Japan's new Emperor ascends throne
Japan new emperor, Naruhito, has formally ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, replacing his father, Akihito, who had abdicated a day earlier.
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April 30, 2019
Mudd on Mueller: We cannot underestimate what he is saying
CNN counterterrorism analyst Phil Mudd said that special counsel Robert Mueller expressing concerns in a letter to Attorney General William Barr that Barr’s four-page letter didn’t fully capture Mueller’s 448-page report was “stunning.”
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April 30, 2019
Analysis: William Barr is in deep trouble
Attorney General William Barr did two strange things between the time he received special counsel Robert Muelller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and when he released it to Congress and the public.
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April 30, 2019
In North Carolina US House race, Dems pick candidate, GOP heads to runoff
The former mayor of Greenville, North Carolina, will win the Democratic primary in a special election in the state’s 3rd Congressional District, CNN projected Tuesday night. The Republicans, meanwhile, are heading for a runoff in their own race.
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April 30, 2019
NASA chief warns meteors are a threat to the planet
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine this week warned that meteors are a threat to the planet.
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April 30, 2019
Biden says this word more than 30 times during speech
What’s former Vice President Joe Biden’s favorite word? CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports on Biden’s preferred F-word.
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April 30, 2019
America is running out of Impossible Burgers
There’s real demand for fake meat.
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April 30, 2019
Burnett on Conway's Biden comments: No one asked you
CNN’s Erin Burnett says former Vice President Joe Biden is on White House counselor Kellyanne Conway’s mind after Conway brought up Biden unprompted while speaking with reporters.
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